A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"School?"

All of you here are familiar with this term, but it is a bit strange.

Shimono Ashikaga School is now running well. Back then, in order to "invite" teachers and students there to help Uesugi Kenshin succeed him, Koheita gave away hundreds of school fields to the school.

Now that Xiaopingtai is talking about setting up a primary school, everyone can roughly understand what he means. It was just to train the children of feudal lords. In the past, only reckless men were enough to fight for many years. Now, if we want to rule the world, it is normal to need some scribes who are well-versed in writing.

"It's enough to teach me a few hundred words so that I can read and write, add and subtract a hundred times." In primary school, I didn't expect much.

"It would be good to educate the descendants of the feudal lords." Chief Accountant Yamauchi nodded.

"Just practice a few more doxins who are good at arithmetic and writing, and you will be fine! Hahahahahaha..." Hokahata University has been practicing it on a regular basis, and it has been followed by general invitations. Unfortunately, there are too few educated doxins under its command, and it is very difficult. So now he made a joke and everyone laughed.

"I'm afraid you think so too, Heita-chan." Uncle Tsunaliang laughed.

Xiaoping Tai, who is responsible for the implementation of the assignment and is in charge of finance, has naturally been eager for accountants. Nowadays, people who know how to use an abacus can open their own educational institutions, which is considered a good skill in eating.

"His Royal Highness's military fortunes are prosperous, and his command has been continuously expanded. In the future, he will be in charge of the world, and he will always need some civil servants." Xiaopingtai admitted frankly without any embarrassment.

Let’s discuss it, first of all, the issue of cost. Since it is hosted by the Yamauchi family, it must be equivalent to only input, and the output cannot be returned in the form of cash. Where does the money come from and how much does it cost?

This problem won't be too big. The Yamauchi family's financial ability is much better than that of many current daimyo. Although the war is really going on and it will be stretched, but slowly it has begun to have the ability to obtain short-term low-interest war loans, which is very stable.

Moreover, the most important early investment in the school is the construction of the school building, and there is no need to be extravagant and luxurious, just a normal construction. The land belongs to the Yamauchi family and there is no need to spend money.

Considering the huge territory, Koheita believed that a primary school should be set up in one county or several adjacent counties according to the distance, and it should be set up on the direct territory of the Yamauchi clan. The boarding system is implemented, with every ten days as a cycle, eight days of classes and two days of rest at home.

In addition, there are holidays during spring plowing and autumn harvest. At this time, ten-year-old boys are already used as half of the labor force. The families of lower-level feudal officials also have to farm land, so they need to take care of it. It is equivalent to replacing summer vacation and winter vacation with spring vacation and autumn vacation, which meets the requirements of agricultural production.

It's all simple and easy to understand. While everyone was talking, Hosokawa Harime asked these children that if they lived in the school, all they had to do was carry quilts and straw mats on their backs, attend classes during the day, and make beds on the floor at night. But how to solve the problem of eating? Let the children carry their own food to school?

Some people may have some memories of this. At that time, when going to school, you had to carry rice from home to school, and then pay some food money, and the school would take care of the food.

This may be a burden to the lower-class feudal lords, making them less willing to send their children to school. After all, no matter how little it is, you still have to carry ten to twenty kilograms of food to school every month. Whether it is wheat, tares or beans, you need to take it out in real quantities.

But at home, there is no need, or in other words, it is not possible to eat all grains. As long as it's edible, there's nothing wrong with eating it. When spring comes, people will pick all the young shoots and cook them into paste and eat them.

Does the school take care of food?

Everyone hesitated when they heard Hosokawa's question. If you are in charge of food, it means you have to manage the mouths of thousands of people for nine months a year. Even though they are children, their food intake may only be half of that of adults, but it is still a huge expense.

"From my daily expenses, I will spend one thousand guan for the meal expenses of the elementary school. My mother also has 15,000 guan in the cosmetics store at Hachioji, and she is also willing to spend one thousand guan."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not discuss it with his mother. Seeing that the judges in the audience were worried, he took the initiative to speak. Suzyni sat aside, surprised at first, but soon turned into approval.

If the sons and grandsons of the Yamauchi clan lords grew up eating the food of my precious son Ashikaga Yoshiaki, they would definitely be grateful and loyal to the best of their ability!

As long as it can establish prestige for his son, increase his leverage in ruling the Yamauchi family, and win people's hearts, Suzhini will support and allow everything.

"You're right about dismounting! I can spend thousands of dollars from my powder to feed the primary school."

"Your Highness's kindness will be remembered forever by the Yamauchi clan!" Hosokawa Miname took the lead and said a loud flattery.

After all, he is the master of human beings. The Yamauchi clan has never had a secret master for generations!

Xiaoping sighed inwardly, and then started asking everyone about the teachers. This is the most important thing about running a school. Without teachers, nothing can happen.

"According to what you said, Xiaoheita, there are only a few hundred students in a primary school, so about ten people are enough, and a few handymen will be hired to clean and cook. The gap is not very big..." Chief Planner Yamauchi said Crack your fingers.

"Except for the special city of Fuzhong, which has a banner and a standing army of about 6,000 or 7,000 people, and may have more than 2,000 schoolchildren, the number of schoolchildren in other counties and counties is really only a few hundred."

"By selecting thirty or fifty people from the existing shogunate groups and working together, the framework can be set up, and the rest of the people can slowly apply. Anyway, the feudal school cannot be established in a day or two." Hokahata University seems to be like that People who do not support the entry of religious forces into education.

"Can!"

"It's the same below."

"That's it."

Everyone responded one after another and spread out the stalls for the time being.

"Since there are elementary schools, are there any middle schools or big schools?" Maybe it's because her educational level is not very high, but Hosokawa Saime seems to have great ideas about running a school.

"Middle school? College?"

"It doesn't seem necessary."

"If there is someone who is gifted, talented and knowledgeable, maybe we can further train him?" Hosokawa Saime turned to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

"Promoted to the public?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki's idea is very contemporary. There are talents among the Yamauchi clan officials, so why not come to me?

"There is some truth in what Cainu said. If there are really smart and good scholars, you might as well cultivate one or two."

"How to cultivate it?"

"Isn't there a navy training center in Hamamatsu? An infantry training school can also be established in Fuchu!"

"Navy and army training school?" Uncle Tsunaliang looked at Xiaopingta, not quite understanding the meaning of this suggestion. Because fighting these days is a craft that is passed down from father to son and is really not taught openly.

"His Royal Highness can be the principal, and the students can serve as close guards. They can learn to guard in peacetime, which will be of great use in wartime." Koheita bowed and saluted Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

"Very good!"